Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-04
A / dill Day Put in BY the President
and His Wife, Sights Seeing and
Handshaking Order Of the Day,
The Fair Yisifed-The Children Out in
Fall Force-Mr. Cleveland Speaks
at the Merchants Exchange.
i Three Hours Reception in ths after
nOon-Thousands of People Unable
to Gain AGmisetOB.
OFF TO THE FAIR.

OF Mayor FrSnClS, 0ut tC-Osy ana to-
morrow he belongs to the people. Fairer
weather could not be asked. The skies
are clear, and the gentle northwest winds
are sufficiently cool to make light over
coat comfortable. The streets, cleaned
by last nights shower, are free from
dust, and everywhere along the line Of
the Presidents ride to the fair grounds
the sidewalks are crowded to their ut
most capacity. The Presidents carriage,
drawn by four richly caparisoned,
housekeeping, black horses, and followed
by FIVE other carriages provided for
his travelling companions and the local
committee in charge, reached the Frances
mansion few minutes before 10 O'Clock
At l0:15 President and Mrs. Cleveland
appeared and were applauded py the
crowd of ladies' and children that had
gathered in the park in front ct the resi-
dence. There was notable absence OF
men, and the dresses of the people indi-
Gated 8 preponderance of the better
classes. Major c. c. Rainwater entered
the carriage with the President snd his
wife, ard in few minutes they were
moving bTiskly toward the fair grounds,
DOIlSG
and citiZans' committee in carriages, hun
dreds Of vehicles following.
At 1915 the presidential party arrived
at the gate of the fair gounds. 1t was
children's day, and the youngsters were
out in great force. Their mothers, nurses
and friends packed the seats Of the am
phitheater and the surrounding promen-
AIDES to the number of 10000. A brass
band in the pagoda 10 the center attempt
ed to make itself heard, but the shrllI-
voiced congregation made everything but
the bass drum inaudible. The visitors
did not alight. After driving around the
amphitheater track q halt was made anC
Mrs. Cleveland was presented By the lady
superintendent of the Kindergarten
school with g handsome basket O.
hswers. The children, Leo by the band
fssng Hail Columbia, and the cortege
after drive through the park, made it!
wsy back to the city, where it went di
rectly
TO THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
4, Mrs. Cleveland did not accompany tht
/ President to the Exchange, but was Ief
on the way at the residence OF the Mayor
whence she went TO that Of Ms. Mary
Scanlans, one of the society lea ters, where
the ladies OF St. Louis had an opportunity
10 pay their respects. Arriving at tn,
Merchants Exchange the President wGI
taken to the directors room, where q large
number of representative citizens from
the interior of the stSte we're introduced
to him by counties. When this ceremony
was over the President was escorted tt
the main hall of the Exchange.
The immense room, which is 225 fee
long and $50 feet wide, was jzmmed *
its utmost capacity with people, and th;
President had difficulty in getting from
the reception room to the platform. OF
the first appearance of the President
loud cheers went up from the entire muI
| titude, and as he assembled the platform
enthusiasm was intense.
Mr.. Frank Gaienne, president Of tn
| Merchants Exchange, introduced Mayo
Francis and declared this the most aus
picious epoch for ST. Louis in her history
Mayor Francis then welcomed tn,
Presiden: to the city and state, and sfte
another explosion Of cheers the Presiden
responded as follows;
"If am expected to make an EXTENDED
speech on this occasion l am afraid that
shall dissppoint you, sid this
shall be sorry to do after having sue
ceeded st last, through many tribulations
IN standing face to face with my St. Loui
friends. The tri5uletiOns Of which
| spoke have arisen from the extreme kind
ness Of a vast number Of the American
! people and cordial invitations that the,
have rendered me
TO STOP AND SEE THEM
on NY way to you. Your city was m
objective point on my travels in thi
direction, but it has sometimes seemed t.
me that every town between Washington
and here has been represented IS beinj
directly on my route, and it has beer
hard to convince their kind and en-
thusiastic citizens that it would not hav
been possible within the time ct my dis
posal to pay them visit. My own in
clination lea ling me in the direction G
their desires, it has been difficult matte
to resist their impo tun!ties
but have made u
my mind that the people of ST. Louis or
to blame for the entire perplsxity 81
disappointment which this matter he
caused, for it was through this city
was induced to leave home st all.
expect that anything l might say con
corning your state or city in the way c
laudation or congratulstIon would hsrdl
equsl your own estimate on these SUB
iects. l believe there was time Wher
St. Louis was determined aad Jealous
RIVAL OF CHICAGO.
l don't know whether this condition con
tinues CT not, but hope it does. Will
you can hardly expect lockers on TO tax
side in such e contest, we are intereste
to the extent that sucn struggle ADDS t
the growth and Improvement of tn
country at large. Both Of these cite
exemplify in wonderful degre
how completely and how speedily Ameri
can energy and business ingenuity uti
izss every svailable element OF municip.
growth, snd how every useful type OF tn
worlds population is assimilated to Il
grand purpose of American expansion.
an here reminded Of what l suppose I
t be the fact that more than one half
} your voters are of foreign birth al
parentege. The growth and increase